Mop-holdeb



A. R. HENDERS.

MOP HOiDER.

APPLHEATION FILED Mme, l9l6.

1,1 9,5, Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

ANSEL R. T-IENDEREE, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

MOP-HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented'lilng. 1, 1916.

Application filed January 8, 1916. Serial No. 71,014.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, linear. Ft. l'lnnonns, a citizen of the United States, residing at liflemphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in liiop-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved mop holder and has for its primary object to provide simple and reliable means for detachably holding the mop cloth in connection with a suitable operating pole or handle.

it is a more particular object of the in vention to provide a device of the above character including a frame, a mop holding rod adapted to be detachably engaged in one of the frame bars, and means for locking the rod in connection with the frame.

It is another object of the invention to provide a cylindrical longitudinally tapering head, a frame fixed thereto having asocket to receive a suitable handle, a rod on which the mop cloth is adapted to be en gaged and held within said tapering head, and means for locking one end of said rod in connection with the frame.

It is a further general object of the invention to provide a mop holder of the above character which is very durable in its construction, highly serviceable and convenient in practical use and capable of manufacture at relatively small cost.

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the preferred embodiment of my improved mop holder; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section showing the mop holding rod locked in the frame; Fig. 3 is a similar view, the mop and the holding rodbeing removed; and Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of the rod.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates a circular longitudinally tapering sheet metal head having anoutturned reinforcing bead 6 on its lower edge. To opposite sides of this head, at its smaller end, the arms 7 of a frame are riveted or otherwise rigidly secured. From a point in spaced relation to the end of the head 6, these arms converge inwardly toward each other, as at S, and are fixed at their other ends to an elongated tubular socket 9 which receives the handle 10.

The arms 7 are connected by a horizontal bar 11 which is centrally provided with a keyhole slot 12. Adjacent to the circular end of this slot, a locking disk 13 is eccenrically pivoted, as at 1%. This disk is provided on its edge with a suitable finger piece 15, wherebythe disk may be conveniently manipulated.-

The mop M is securely held within the tapering head 5 by a rod 16 which is pro vided upon one end with an open loop 17 to receive the mop cloth. This rod has an enlarged spherical terminal 18 on its opposite end.

Tn the use of the device, the mop cloth is first engaged in the loop 17 on the rod 16 and the spherical end 18 of the rod is then inserted upwardly through the circular end of thekeyho-le slot 12 in the bar 11, it being understood that the disk 13 is in the position shown in Fig. 3. This disk is now turned to the position shown in Fig. 2 so that the edge of the disk will bind against the shank of the rod 16 and force the same laterally into the narrow rectangular end of the slot 12. Thus, the rod is securely locked in connection with the bar 11 of the frame and the mop cloth retained within the circular head band 5. When it is desired to provide a new mop cloth, the rod 16 may be very easily detached from the bar 11 by simply shifting the locking plate to the position shown in Fig. 3 so that the spherical end 18 of the rod can be drawn downwardly through the enlarged end of the slot 12.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction, manner of operation and several advantages of the invention may be fully understood. The mop cloth can be very easily and quickly arranged within the head band 5 or removed therefrom. This mop receiving head can be of any desired diameter, and while l[ have disclosed a par ticular construction and mounting of the frame to which the rod 16 is detachably connected, it is apparent that other means may be substituted therefor for the purpose of locking the rod in its applied position. The device is also susceptible of many other modifications in the form, proportion and arrangement of the several structural features thereof and I, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate modifications as may be fairly embodied Within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. A mop holder including a frame having a horizontal frame bar provided with a keyhole slot, a rod having means on one end to receive and hold a'mop cloth, and means mounted upon said frame bar to lock the other end of the rod in said keyhole slot.

2. A mop holder including a circular longitudinally tapering head band a frame fixed to said head band provided with a handle receiving socket, one of the frame bars having a keyhole slot therein, a rod provided upon one end with means to receive a mop, and a movable locking element mounted upon said frame bar to detaohably lock the other end of the rod in said keyhole slot and hold the mop cloth within said head band.

3. A mop holder including a circular head band, a frame fixed to said head band and having a handle receiving socket, said frame including a horizontal bar provided with a keyhole slot, a rod having means on one end to receive the mop and a spherical terminal on its other end adapted to be passed through the circular end of the keyhole, and a looking disk eecentrically pivoted on said bar to engage the shank of the rod and lock the same in the narrower end of the keyhole slot. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. ANSEL R. HENDERS. Vitnesses M. A. DARLEY, Z. H. GEEK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington. D. C. 

